Hosted by Tom Stathes, this blog is dedicated to musings, studying, and collecting of early animated film. If you like silent animation, a genre so largely ignored by the historian faction, this is for you! Sponsored by Cartoons On Film.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

American Slapstick Vol. 2: BUY THIS!

Produced by David Kalat of ALL DAY ENTERTAINMENT, American Slapstick Volume 2 is the second entry in a series which celebrates and preserves the history of slapstick comedy in early film. The series features well-known favorites such as Charlie Chaplin, but the brilliant thing is that much more obscure films are proudly featured; a practice which has been rarely seen in collections of silent film. As you'll know from poking around my blog, I am animation fan as well as a silent film fan. Most appropriately, this DVD collection features two Otto Messmer/Pat Sullivan cartoons depicting Charlie Chaplin, produced in the late 1910s. These are a real treat for both the silent comedy and animation fan. Yours truly loaned both cartoons for this DVD project and I was more than happy to do so, as David Kalat and ALL DAY produce wonderfully professional DVD collections. Kudos, David!You will find more information and can purchase the collection HEREI'm hoping some of my blog readers will pursue this and if you do, I'd love to hear back about how you enjoyed the DVD... especially the cartoons!All Day Entertainment

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I’ve had an almost lifelong interest in early animation and silent film. With the help of this blog, I like to periodically share research and update surfers on what I’m doing in this crazy field that is always full of surprises.